9.5.10 Error of judgment by a department of first instance
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Normally there is no procedural violation justifying reimbursement of the appeal fee if the wrong procedure is adopted in a situation where the EPC does not lay down clearly what procedure is to be followed and the case law has not yet established any settled practice (T 234/86, OJ 1989, 79).